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Date |
Place |
Time |
Opponent |
Results |
Notes |
| Sat. |
Sept. 6 |
H |
1:30 P.M. |
Juniata Valley |
cancelled |
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We received word late yesterday that the quarterback (Dan Beatty) from Juniata Valley, our opponent for Saturday’s football game, broke his neck in their game this past Saturday. The doctor’s are currently monitoring his situation and feel it is too early to make a long-term prognosis on his condition. As you can imagine, this has really shaken up the team and their thoughts are far from the football field at this time. Because of this, they have asked to be released from their contract to play Williamson this Saturday. We have granted them that release and assured them that Dan’s health and the emotional state of their team is far more important that the game.
While we are disappointed that we will not be able to play, we applaud Juniata Valley for making the decision they did. The football team now will officially start their season next Saturday at home against Radford University in a 1:30 P.M. kick-off.
Please remember to keep Dan Beatty in your prayers. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Sept. 13 |
H |
1:30 P.M. |
Radford University* |
43-6, W |
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Running backs Andrew Dash, Curtis Schofield and Kevin Fisher combined to rush for over 200 yards while QB Steven Powers threw 2 touchdown passes to WR Brian Zdun as Williamson rolled to a season opening win over Radford in a Seaboard Conference match-up. Five different players scored a touchdown as Williamson rolled up over 300 yards of total offense.
As impressive as the offense was, the defense was even more impressive as they held Radford to minus 1 total yards of offense in the first half. For the game the Mechanic defense allowed just 62 yards and held Radford to a total of just 3 first downs. Freshman linebacker Dave Wisely stared his collegiate career off in a big way as he had 6 tackles and an interception. Defensive end John Paul Conneen had 1.5 sacks to go with 3 tackles and 2 hurries. CB Shane Coyle also added an interception and 2 hurries.
The Mechanics jump way up the ladder on the competition scale this Saturday as they host NJCAA powerrhouse Alfred State College. The last 3 times the teams met (2003-05) Alfred outscored Williamson by a combined score of 154-20. Game action begins @ 1:00 P.M. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Sept. 20 |
H |
1:00 P.M. |
Alfred State College |
33-0, L |
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| Though not as bad as losses to Alfred State in the past, the Mechanics never were able to take advantage of the few scoring chances they had in losing for the 8th time in the 9 meetings between the 2 schools. A controversial TD catch in the 1st quarter and a 78 yard run in which both teams thought the play was dead didn’t help things for Williamson however Alfred was able to use its size and speed to come out with a 3-1 advantage in total yards. The Mechanics dropped to 1-1 on the year while Alfred raised its record to 2-1. [close] |
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| Sun. |
Sept. 28 |
H |
1:00 P.M. |
Widener University JV |
19-14, L |
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| Two horrendous calls that both went against Williamson, the last of which led to Widener’s winning touchdown, doomed the Mechanics to defeat as they fell to 1-2 on the year. Shane Coyle made his QB debut on a single day’s notice and played an outstanding 1st game as he threw for 112 yards and 2 TDs without a single interception. Brian Zdun had 2 more touchdown catches for Williamson to raise his total to 4 on the year. On defense, Dave Wisely led the way with 13 tackles and ½ a sack while Matt Moccia had 9 tackles, a sack, a pass break-up, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Oct. 4 |
A |
1:30 P.M. |
Stevens College of Technology^* |
41-7, L |
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| The football team fell to their rivals for the 10th straight time in Lancaster. After a solid 1st quarter by Williamson in which neither team scored, the Bulldogs opened up their passing game in the 2nd quarter for 3 scores to lead 21 -0 at half. An injury to Williamson QB Shane Coyle forced senior Ray Archer to come off the bench and he did an outstanding job in going 4-6 for 84 yards and 1 TD. For the game, Brian Zdun led the offense with 5 receptions for 86 yards and a TD while Curtis Schofield had 43 yards rushing to led the team. Defensively, Williamson was led by Gary Lazaro with 9 tackles, including 2 for loss and a fumble recovery. Greg Speaker and Patrick Doyle both had interceptions for Williamson, while John Paul Conneen had 5 tackles for loss. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Oct. 11 |
A |
6:00 P.M. |
George Mason University* |
24-14, L |
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| Matt Moccia returned a fumble 24 yards for a TD 4 plays into the game while Shane Coyle passed for 121 yards and a TD but it was not enough as George Mason scored 10 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter to defeat the Mechanics 24-14. The loss dropped Williamson to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the Seaboard Conference. In addition to Coyle’s efforts, Brian Zdun had 3 receptions for 96 yards and a TD. On defense, John Paul Conneen had 11 tackles, including 2 for loss, and 2 QB hurries. Dave Wisely had 8 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble, while Moccia added 10 tackles, including 2 for loss. Freshman Pat Doyle also had a solid game adding 6 tackles and 2 pass break-ups. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Oct. 18 |
H |
1:00 P.M. |
Valley Forge Military College* |
20-7, L |
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| Three big plays made all the difference as Valley Forge used a 66 yard run on their 1st play from scrimmage, a 59 yard punt return and a 50 yard TD run to defeat Williamson this past Saturday. Williamson trailed 20-0 but used an 8 play drive capped off by an 11 yard TD pass from Shane Coyle to Brian Zdun to pull to within 20-7 right before half. But that is as close as thing would get as Valley Forge’s defense held the Mechanics to just 34 rushing yards and registered 6 sacks. Aside from the 2 long runs, Williamson’s defense played a solid game as Matt Moccia had 9 tackles and 2 sacks, Gary Lazaro had 10 tackles and Perry Koliatsis had 9 tackles. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Oct. 25 |
H |
1:00 P.M. |
Stevens College of Technology+* |
41-8, L |
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| Soaking wet conditions did not stop the Stevens offense as they passed for 395 yards and broke open the game in the 4th quarter en route to a 41-8 victory over Williamson. The Mechanics trailed just 20-0 in the 4th quarter but 3 long TD passes iced things for Stevens as they defeated Williamson for the 2nd time this season. Andrew Dash’s 47 yard TD run was the lone bright spot on offense while freshmen NG Perry Koliatsis added 3 sacks on defense. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Nov. 1 |
A |
1:00 P.M. |
Walter Reed College # |
62-14, W |
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| Curtis Schofield set a school record with 261 yards rushing to lead Williamson to a 62-14 romp over Walter Reed on the 6th annual Iron Man Bowl this past Saturday. In addition to his rushing yards, Curtis also caught 3 passes for 34 yards and had 303 total yards for the game and scored 4 TDs. For the game Williamson rushed for 419 yards. On defense, John Paul Conneen once again led the way with 6 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 hurries and a forced fumble. Fellow senior Matt Litten added 2 sacks. [close] |
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| Fr. |
Nov. 7 |
A |
7:00 P.M. |
Gallaudet University |
40-6, L |
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| QB Shane Coyle threw for 176 yards, including a TD pass to Michael Cummings but it was not enough as the Mechanics closed out their 2008 season with a loss to the NCAA Division III member Bison. Wider Receiver Brian Zdun capped out his career with 5 receptions for 58 yards while junior RB Curtis Schofield led the team with 57 yards on the ground. Defensive End John Paul Conneen finished up one of the finest careers in the history with 9 tackles, including 3 for loss, as well as 2 hurries. For his career, Conneen had 137 unassisted tackles, 57 assists, 26 quarterback sacks, 34 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 17 hurries, 1 interception and 7 passes broken up. [close]
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*Seaboard Conference game
+Homecoming ^Hammer Bowl #Iron Man Bowl
Head Coach:
Bill Haines (3rd Season, 8-10)
Assistant Coaches:
Ken Banks, Luke Clark, Dan Drake, Nick Kingsborough, Chris McIver, Steve Walsh, Mike Willard
2007 record:
5-5, 2nd place in Seaboard Conference
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